1fastls1ss

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My buddy bought some as a wheel and tire package on ebay, the tires are 275 40 17, and his experience is that they suck. He has had them for a little over a year now, the tires have only been on the street, and they perform like crap in all weather conditions. I took a ride in his car the other day when it was raining (not downpouring) and it felt as if we were riding on a frozen lake or on an oil spilt road; at any light acceleration the tires broke loose, on the hway with a little gas going 60mph the rear end kicked out immediatley. He had Nitto drags b4 on his stock 16's and according to him they were a better all around tire than the sumitomo's. Just curious to hear if anyone else has experienced bad feedback on these tires; I have always believed in you get what you pay for...cheap tires = crappy performance.

Ericbigmac83

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generally they suck. which tires were they?

1fastls1ss

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the htrz 275 40 17's
My balding 315 nitto drags performed better in the rain than these did.

LOHRTBT

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I loved both sets of my HTR Z II's

Edit..you might wanna check the manufactures date code on them. If they are old, they will be hard and wont grip for crap.

CamaroKidZ28

only had them for a short time and never in the wet, but they didnt hook for **** and they smoked a lot

ALLMOTOR346CI

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I love mine i havent had any bad problems with them at all they work really well for me the only thing is they dont hook that well but other then that there a great tire IMO.....

xXSilencerXx

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The ones that were one my car when I bought were ****. They didn't grip at all. I have some cheap Dayton's now and they grip way better than them sumitomo pieces of crap.

Dskeet6

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i love mine and i wouldn't trade them for anything in the same price range..... oh wait I CANT

good buy IMO

3pnt4maro

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I have had them and they are just a cheap tire end of story...for the price your not gonna get phenomenal results out of them..they are a cheap option for someone who needs new tires and can ride around on them but not for someone that wants the performance aspect of it

2001z

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Its a street tire what do you expect enless your going to buy an expensive tire or a drag radial! street tires dont hook end of story.

73brewstersd

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[QUOTE=LOHRTBT;8743116]I loved both sets of my HTR Z II's

I agree ^^^, I love my HTR Z II's.

AbsolutHank

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I bought a set of Sumi's for my 17x11 TT2s....what a joke. Unless you are completely worn out on your old tires, just keep saving for something better. Terrible traction in the dry, and downright dangerous in the wet...and my car was fairly stock

TXB4Z

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I had the HTR Z II's and they sucked. Traction sucked and they would never stay balanced.

LOHRTBT

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that is weird...mine hooked as well as can be expected for 430 rwhp and were flawless in the rain at 80 mph on the hwy daily driven for a while.

LS1 HOSS

I have 315 Sumis, I have had no problems in the rain or snow but anything more than 50% throttle in 1st or 2nd and it is like being on ice, your gonna need both lanes if you wanna hit on it.

Medic/Z28

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Love them. All I buy for my baby.

99DWPTA

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1.7 60 foot on a sumitomo 315. dont tell me they dont hook

waterbug1999

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LOL.. Get-R-done!!

TXB4Z

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You're very lucky then. I would get side ways in my old Camaro while in 2nd gear at 30mph while slowly rolling into the throttle. Forget about the track, 2.4 60's all night.

The traction wasn't even my biggest issue with them, the ******* would never stay balanced. If it was cool out side in the morning the damn car would shake like hell until the tires warmed up.